Case Study: The Intellectual Property World of Nintendo

About this episode

This episode explores Nintendo's legal history and its impact on intellectual property in gaming.

Arcades roar, quarters clatter, and a cartoon ape climbs into legal history. From that moment, we trace how Nintendo turned courtroom battles into a durable framework that protects creativity, sustains markets, and shapes how gaming IP is enforced worldwide. We walk you through the legendary Donkey Kong versus King Kong fight, the NES lockout wars with Atari Games, and the surprising Game Genie ruling that carved out space for temporary, player-side tweaks. We then follow the money and the n...

People in this episode

Host: Leticia Caminero

Topics covered

• intellectual property
• gaming
• legal battles
• Nintendo
• arcades
• market sustainability

Keywords

• Nintendo
• intellectual property
• Donkey Kong
• King Kong
• Atari
• Game Genie
• gaming law
• court cases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo, Atari Games

Books & works: Donkey Kong, King Kong, Game Genie

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